Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 51, Jesse George, Va. Sea Service

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va Sea Service
George, Jesse
P 51
CONTENTS
Va. Half Pay
See Acc No. 837 Virginia State Navy Jesse George Pay S File Va Half Pay

THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE
July 11/44 Jesse George act 5 July 1832
James L. Edwards Esq. Commr. of Pensions

Nº 51
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
WASHINGTON
3123 Navy
Jesse George
U.S. Navy Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
11-0
402B
Nj. Pay — act-32
Received _____, 187
Attorney.
51

Jan 4/50 Jesse George
Conrad
F. A. Dickins

Washington 3 Jany 1850.
Sir
Enclosed I have the honour to present to you a power of Attorney from Monroe George, Administrator and evidence that he is Administrator on the Estate of Jesse George dec d who was a Lieutenant in the Virginia State Navy to the end of the war of the Revolution. And for evidence of his service I respectfully refer you to that on which you allowed the claim for half pay, under act 5 th July 1832. - In this case commutation with interest is now claimed, giving credit for the half pay which has been received. Yours very respectfully Francis A. Dickens.
James L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions.

Warren Department Third Auditor's Office September 10. 1849-
Sir
I have just received your letter of this date returning the papers in the case of Jesse George for half pay under the act of July 5. 1832 which were sent to you on 11 June 1845 and acknowledge the receipt of the same according to your request
Very Respectfully
Your obed Serv t
W. Morrison Acting Clerk
To James L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions

Mr. K. S. P. S. S.

Know all Men by These presents that I Monroe George of Lancaster County, and State of Virginia do hereby constitute and appoint Joseph T. Walker of the City of Washington, my true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution for me, and in my name as adminis- trator of the Estate of Jesse George, late of said County, deceased: who was a Lieutenant of the Virginia State Navy, in the War of the Revolution, to prosecute before the proper Depart- ment at Washington City, a claim for additional half pay in right of his services aforesaid, beyond the sum heretofore drawn, by his then Admin: Doctor Morris Emanuel, to Wit, the sum of $3738 50 / 100 the same being due under the Third Section of the Act of Congress of the fifth of July 1832, entitled An Act, to remunerate Virginia, and to ask, demand, and receive the same, when so allowed, and to do and perform, all manner of things necessary to be done touching the same, which I myself might do, were I personally present —
In Witness of which I have set my hand and Seal this the Sixteenth day of July in the year 1849 —
Witness
Monroe George
Seal
State of Virginia
Lancaster County } Personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Monroe George, who signed and sealed the foregoing power of Attorney, and acknowledged the same, to be his voluntary act and Deed, for the purposes therein named —
Signed sealed & acknowledged, before me this the 16 th of July, 1849
Wm Harcum J. P.
State of Virginia
Lancaster County } I R. T. Durnaway Clerk of the County Court of said County, do hereby certify that William P. Harcum, before whom the foregoing

Power of Attorney appears to have been acknowledged was at the time of taking such acknowledgement, and now is, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that to all his official acts as such, full faith and credit is, and ought to be given, and that the signature, pur- porting to be his, is genuine — Also I do further certify, that at a Quarterly Court, held in, and for said County on the 19 th day of May 1845. Monroe George, was duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of Jesse George (the former Admin: Morris Emanuel having left the County and State) and was duly qualified by giving the necessary bond, with sufficient security and is now at this time Admin: of said Estate —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County — This the 16 th day of July 1849 —
Robt. Dunaway C.C.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME George, John GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5861 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 12, 1794
To William Richards —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.